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Expertise
Lars Breuls graduated in 2015 from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel as a Master in Criminology (with the greatest distinction). He started working as a researcher at the Criminology Department on the study of decision-making processes regarding recall to prison of conditionally released offenders (October 2015 – September 2016).
He then obtained a Ph.D. fellowship of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), which allowed him to carry out ethnographic research in immigration detention in Belgium and in the Netherlands (October 2016 – September 2020). He succesfully defended his Ph.D. on immigration detention practices on 7 September 2020.
His research interests include practices of immigration control and practices of prison sentence implementation.
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Projects
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FWOTM812: The point of (no) return? An ethnographic study of forced removal practices in immigration detention centres.
1/10/16 → 30/12/20
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Globalised citizenship and the perceived legitimacy of immigration control: narratives and acts of resistance in immigration detention
Van Houte, M., Leerkes, A., Slipper, A. & Breuls, L., 25 Jan 2021, In : Migration Studies. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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You don’t belong here!’: Expulsion doubles the punishment for one criminal offence
Breuls, L. & Beyens, K., 21 Jan 2021, Migration, equality & racism. Adam, I., Adefioye, T., D'Agostino, S., Schuermans, N. & Trauner, F. (eds.). Brussel: VUBPRESS, p. 240-243Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Vulgarizing
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‘Jij hoort hier niet thuis!’: Uitzetting verdubbelt de straf voor een strafbaar feit
Breuls, L. & Beyens, K., 21 Jan 2021, Migratie, gelijkheid & racisme. Adam, I., Adefioye, T., D'Agostino, S., Schuermans, N. & Trauner, F. (eds.). Brussel: VUBPRESS, p. 256-259Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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De aanpak van transmigratie
Breuls, L., Nov 2020, In : Blue Minds. 4, 5, p. 21-27 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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De implementatie van dynamische veiligheid in de penitentiaire praktijk: Reflecties op basis van vergelijkend etnografisch onderzoek in vreemdelingendetentie
Breuls, L., 15 Dec 2020, In : Fatik. 37, 168, p. 6-17 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Prizes
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Aspirant van het FWO - Vlaanderen
Lars Breuls (Recipient), 1 Oct 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Activities
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Perceptions of legitimacy in immigration detention
Lars Breuls (Speaker)14 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Between crime and immigration control. The lived experiences of ex-prisoners transferred to immigration detention centres
Lars Breuls (Speaker)19 Sep 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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The confrontation between detainees' and migration officers' perceptions of (il)legitimacy and (im)mobility in immigration detention
Lars Breuls (Speaker)5 Oct 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Ethnographic research in immigration detention in Belgium: Challenges of gaining access and building trust
Lars Breuls (Speaker)8 Feb 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Policing migration: (un)deportability, detention and return
Lars Breuls (Speaker)30 May 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
Thesis
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Vreemdelingendetentie in de Lage Landen: Een etnografisch onderzoek naar uitvoeringspraktijken van vreemdelingendetentie in België en in Nederland
Author: Breuls, L., 7 Sep 2020Supervisor: Beyens, K. (Promotor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Vrijstelling en verwijdering als keerzijden van eenzelfde medaille? De rol van de gevangenisdirecteur in de (vervroegde) invrijheidstellingsprocedures van gedetineerden zonder recht op verblijf
Author: Breuls, L., 3 Jul 2015Supervisor: Beyens, K. (Promotor) & De Ridder, S. (Advisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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